A review by girlwithhearteyes
Perfect by Judith McNaught
4.0
4 stars
Perfect is more romantic suspense than any other Judith McNaught book I’ve read — not my favorite sub-genre — but she really knows how to tell a story. The main characters (Zack and Julie) don’t even meet until 20% into a 700 page book, but I was engrossed in their individual backstories. Julie in particular was the heart of gold type, and I just wanted the best for her. 🥺 Really, both characters needed more hugs as children.
The relationship did feel a bit instalove at times, but like ‘deep instalove’ since the surrounding drama gave it epic vibes. I guess the premise (he’s an ex-Hollywood actor who escapes prison years after being wrongfully convicted of his wife’s murder, she’s the school teacher he reluctantly abducts) limits the timeline.
Overall - there were parts I loved, parts I really liked, a few parts I side-eyed (where it definitely felt like a book written in 1993), so… 4 stars.
Perfect is more romantic suspense than any other Judith McNaught book I’ve read — not my favorite sub-genre — but she really knows how to tell a story. The main characters (Zack and Julie) don’t even meet until 20% into a 700 page book, but I was engrossed in their individual backstories. Julie in particular was the heart of gold type, and I just wanted the best for her. 🥺 Really, both characters needed more hugs as children.
The relationship did feel a bit instalove at times, but like ‘deep instalove’ since the surrounding drama gave it epic vibes. I guess the premise (he’s an ex-Hollywood actor who escapes prison years after being wrongfully convicted of his wife’s murder, she’s the school teacher he reluctantly abducts) limits the timeline.
Overall - there were parts I loved, parts I really liked, a few parts I side-eyed (where it definitely felt like a book written in 1993), so… 4 stars.